What is .NET?Why we need .Net?What are other similar s/w & differences?What are ASP.NET,VB.NET,C#.NET & differ

.net (network) is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internet's Domain Name System. The .net gTLD is currently operated by VeriSign. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names are also accepted (see details).





.net was one of the original top-level domains (despite not being mentioned in RFC 920), created in January 1985. It was initially intended for use by network oriented entities such as Internet service providers. Currently, there are no formal restrictions on who can register a .net domain name. Therefore, while still popular with network operators, it is often treated as a second .com.





In addition to being an abbreviation for "network", "net" is also a romanisation of the Russian word нет ("no", also commonly romanised as the more acoustically appropriate "nyet"), and a domain name like "object.net" can be interpreted as "there is no object". Some domains exploit this pun, for example mozga.net (brain absent) or putina.net (there is no Vladimir Putin).





Some online poker or other gambling sites operate real-money games at a .com address and games without actual stakes (promoted as being for fun or education) at the same name in .net. This can be used to get around legal issues regarding the advertising of online gambling, since the .net site can be promoted legally, but such promotion helps make people aware of the name of the real-money site even in jurisdictions where such things are of questionable legality.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.net

What is .NET?Why we need .Net?What are other similar s/w %26amp; differences?What are ASP.NET,VB.NET,C#.NET %26amp; differ
They are programming languages. Everything you are using on your computer is written in a programming language.





Each language has different applications and functions geared towards what you want to create.





You can google them to find out their similarities and differences, I dont want to write all of that out, sorry!
Reply:Languages!


All of them.


Just like human race.
Reply:.net is a platform whic microsoft has been developing it is very powerrful and allows web, software and pdas to be developed in a similar environment.





asp.net is the web pages side of development





c#.net is aprogramming language as is vb.net





No one needs net, it all depends on your setup, hardware etc, but it is a very very powerful development environment.





Jamie